Des Wilson is Britain's best-known campaigner with a track record equal to anyone in the world. He began his campaigning career as the first director of Shelter, and built it into one of the country's most effective campaigning charities. In the 1980's he became a major figure in the environmental movement, as ITN environmentalist of the decade. He is now Director of Public Affairs with Burson-Marsteller, the world's largest public relations consultancy.